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APPT Korea opens with Xing Biao Zhu owning the kickoff; Yan Li wins the freezeout
PokerStars is back in Incheon, South Korea to stage a second edition of Asia Pacific Poker Tour Korea in the highly luxurious Paradise City Casino. Festivities have been underway since April 5 and is scheduled to run a course of 10 days to close on April 14. Players from all over the world have already descended, including […]
World Poker Tour announces stop in Taiwan
The World Poker Tour issued a press release yesterday to announce a new WPT stop in Taiwan for this summer. After Vietnam this is the latest addition to the Asia-Pacific region by the poker giant and it it’s likely that more stops in the region will be announced in the near future. WPT Taiwan announcement […]
J88Poker Tour closes with high marks and Eemil Tuominen winning the High Roller
J88Poker Tour wrapped up another successful festival at the CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. The first edition in December 2018 – which so happened to be their first-ever live venture – saw a packed house everyday that this second edition was staged just a short three months after. The festival ran for […]
Metro Card Club Summer Event P3 Million Guaranteed begins tomorrow
If you are in Asia, most especially in the Philippines, the place to be for the next 11 days is the Metro Card Club. Most commonly known by the locals as the Metro, the standalone card room is the largest and most popular poker room in the country with over 30 tables. Due to their […]
April fools the poker community
As serious as poker can be, when April 1st comes around we often get surprised by the creativity of the April Fools jokes in the poker community. 2019 was no different. Here are some highlights of this year’s April 1st. Blom’s Bankroll Management course on Upswing Poker Poker’s biggest troll Doug Polk had a field […]
J88Poker Tour: Catching up with the side events
With the J88Poker Tour 2019 – Main Event – down to the Final 9 players, it’s time to give the side events a bit of attention. Four events have concluded after opening day. We’ve got those results for you below. Deep Stack Turbo: CHIH YING LIANG The Deep Stack Turbo drew 147 runners for a […]
Taiwan’s own Chi Hang ships the J88Poker Tour Main Event and wins seat to WSOP
It took over 8 hours of intense final table action for the J88Poker Tour Main Event to complete. When it did, it was local player Chi Hang reveling in all the glory. Chi spiked a lucky two-outer on the turn against Jin Ho Hong to capture NT$2,152,000 (~US$69,000), the J88PT champion’s golden bracelet, and a […]
Meet the Final 9 of the J88Poker Tour Main Event
After four days of competition that saw 452 total entries and a prize pool that fattened up to NT$ 9,562,900 (~US$310,000), the J88Poker Tour Main Event is now down to its final 9 players. This was established earlier today at Day 2 with 134 runners back at CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. Ten […]
Team SPL wins the J88Poker Tour Team Event
J88Poker Tour 2019 kicked off on March 29 at CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association – with the Team Event as its opener. 12 teams comprised of four members each signed up representing various Asian nations and clubs. Over the course of three days, they competed in four game formats – NLH, PLO, […]
Meet the J88Poker Team Pros
The online poker business is a tough market that anyone new will have to work hard to gain any kind of traffic. A year and a half ago, J88Poker took on that challenge by entering the online arena. To help attract players, one of the methods they chose was through an ambassadorship program. However this […]
J88Poker Tour sees a large Main Event turnout of 452 entries; He-Ru Wu tops Day 1C
For just their second-ever live tournament, J88Poker Tour surely did not disappoint. The Main Event produced another impressive result attracting a combined total of 452 entries over the three starting days. With a buy-in of NT$25,000 (US$810) each, this doubled the 5M advertised guarantee. Also, the eventual winner will receive a WSOP 2019 Main Event […]
J88Poker Tour: Vincent Li tops Main Event Day 1B; Team Event final 3 established
J88Poker Tour 2019 concluded another starting day to the Main Event with 121 entries at the close of registration. Combine that with the 105 of Day 1A, the NT$ 5 Million guarantee has been reached. There is still one entry day left to fatten up that prize pool even further. For now, we’ve got the day’s […]
J88Poker Tour: Main Event opens with 105 at Day 1A; Yi Wei Peng wins first trophy
The J88Poker Tour 2019 kicked off the weekend with its spotlight on Day 1A of the Main Event. This first of three starting heats drew out 105 runners to the CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Association. The day also saw the Opening Event on its final run with 36 players back in action for the […]
J88Poker Tour underway in Taiwan; here’s everything you need to know
Doors are open and action is underway at the J88Poker Tour taking place in Taipei, Taiwan at the CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. Bringing immediate life to the room was the Teams Event with 12 teams storming the felt. The Opening Event will follow at 6pm. This is just the beginning of […]
J88Poker Tour sees 9 teams advance and 240 entries at the opener
It was full blown action at opening day of the J88Poker Tour with two events commanding the floor of the CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. The Team Event heated things up in the afternoon while the Opening Event took full control in the evening with an impressive 240 runners. We’ve got those results for […]
Hand of the Day: Asian pros break down key hands played on the Asian poker circuit
Somuchpoker Team covers the Asian poker circuit. During our last event coverage, we filmed some of the best players in action and afterwards asked them to comment about the most interesting hands. Hand #1: Vincent Chauve – WPT Vietnam Main Event Vincent Chauve faced a complicated decision on the river in the first levels of […]
Interview: Steve O’Dwyer and Rui Cao share their poker journey
The Triton Super High Roller Series attracts a lot of attention for its huge prizes and star names, but it is also becoming synonymous with interesting interviews. Players who normally shun the spotlight and rarely give interviews have developed a habit of sitting down to talk to Paul Phua Poker at Triton events lately. Andrew […]
Shaun Deeb’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Shaun Deeb is an American professional poker player. He was born on March 1st, 1986 and grew up in Schenectady, New York. He is a very successful live tournament player, with over 150 individual cashes, over $9 million in live tournament earnings, and 5 WSOP gold bracelets. His success isn’t limited … Read more
WPT Vietnam closes as the biggest festival ever hosted in the country
From March 14 to 24, WPT Vietnam took command of Pro Poker Club in Ho Chi Minh City with 15 thrilling events packing the house from start to finish. The largest draw was none other than the Main Event breaking its previous attendance. 686 entered to create the biggest prize pool in Vietnam history of […]
Vincent Chauve wins the WPT Vietnam Main Event
After five days of intense poker action that drew 686 entries to Pro Poker Club for the WPT Vietnam – Main Event, Thailand’s Vincent Chauve emerged victorious! He entered the final day running fourth-in-chips, proceeded to rail five players to capture the WPT championship trophy and pocket VND 2,300,000,000 (~US$ 99,100), Chauve also slid into […]
